 Know then, that one tenth of the expense borne by Britain in the last campaign would enable ships to sail from London through Hudson's river into lake Erie. As yet, my friend, we only crawl along the outer shell of our country. The interior excels the...  Publications - Page 271by Buffalo Historical Society (Buffalo, N.Y.) - 1880Full view - About this book
 | David Hosack - Celebrities - 1829 - 562 pages
...shell of our country. The interior excels the part we inhabit in soil, in climate, in every thing. The proudest empire in Europe is but a bauble compared...be, in the course of two centuries, perhaps of one. If with a calm retrospect to the progress made within forty years, we stand on the firm ground of calculations... | |
 | Jared Sparks - France - 1832 - 538 pages
...by Britain in the last campaign would enable ships to sail from London through Hudson's river into lake Erie. As yet, my friend, we only crawl along...be, in the course of two centuries ; perhaps of one ! If, with a calm retrospect to the progress made within forty years, we stand on the firm ground of... | |
 | Jared Sparks - France - 1832 - 540 pages
...friend, we only crawl along the outer shell of our country. The interior excels the part we inhabit ia soil, in climate, in everything. The proudest empire...be, in the course of two centuries ; perhaps of one ! If, with a calm retrospect to the progress made within forty years, we stand on the firm ground of... | |
 | Jared Sparks - France - 1832 - 536 pages
...part we inhabit in soil, in climate, in everything. The proudest empire in Europe is but a bauhle, compared to what America will be, must be, in the course of two centuries ; perhaps of one ! If, with a calm retrospect to the progress made within forty years, we stand on the firm ground of... | |
 | 1886 - 890 pages
...only been fulfilled, but which shows the spirit which animated its author throughout his life : — " The proudest empire in Europe is but a bauble compared...be, in the course of two centuries, perhaps of one ! If, with a calm retrospect to the progress made within forty years, we stand on the firm ground of... | |
 | American essays - 1889 - 876 pages
...to the dream of the development of the lake country. "The proudest empire in Europe is but a bubble compared to what America will be, •must be, in the course of two centuries, perhaps of one." And in another place, • I knew as well then [at the formation of the Constitution] as I do now that... | |
 | Buffalo Historical Society (Buffalo, N.Y.) - Buffalo (N.Y.) - 1879 - 474 pages
...last campaign would enable ships to sail from London, through Hudson's River into Lake Erie. * * * * The proudest empire in Europe is but a bauble, compared...be, in the course of two centuries, perhaps of one." Mr. Morris does not state by what route ships might be enabled to sail through Hudson's River into... | |
 | 1880 - 488 pages
...inhabit in soil, in climate, in everything. The proudest empire in Europe is but a bauble compared with what America will be, must be, in the course of two centuries, perhaps in one." Robert Stephenson, the engineer, in writing to his brother-in-law ('n London), when he was... | |
 | Theodore Roosevelt - Biografia - 1888 - 386 pages
...the marvelous future that lay before the race on this continent. Writing in 1801, he says: "As yet we only crawl along the outer shell of our country....be, in the course of two centuries, perhaps of one ! " And again, " With respect to this country, calculation outruns fancy, and fact outruns calculation."... | |
 | Theodore Roosevelt - Biography & Autobiography - 1888 - 402 pages
...the marvelous future that lay before the race on this continent. Writing in 1801, he says : " As yet we only crawl along the outer shell of our country....be, in the course of two centuries, perhaps of one ! " And again, " With respect to this country, calculation outruns fancy, and fact outruns calculation."... | |
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